MLC Form 19 Application search
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
If an applicant is forming a trust for his or her children, his or her name should be the tupuna name. 3. Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.
Land that can be included in a Māori incorporation A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long as at least one of the blocks has more than two owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
118 Tairawhiti MB 60 MAORI LAND COURT Place Gishorne Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge A Nyman Clerk of the Court D Kennedy Court assistant Date 4 May 2023 Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312 Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa) Present Detallsof the applicant are as follows Applicant Ad...
Documents/Landowner-notices/04145271_05549463_0060_0080_MIN.pdf (2.4 mb)
If you know that Christopher's block is, for example, Ruamata , but aren’t sure how his name is spelt, you can enter Christoper Crbb into the Owner Name search field and Ruamata into the Land Block Name search field to narrow the results.
MĀORI (FREEHOLD) LAND Land for which the Māori Land Court has created a title and determined the beneficial owners to that land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
When one adds to the mix the underlying principles of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 – namely of land retention and land utilisation, in effect two competing principles – then the challenges facing Māori land owners and the Māori Land Court can be quite difficult.
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
MĀORI RESERVATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)